Te Mataili (801)

*Te Mataili*
	Das Schwesterschiff Kikau Das Schwesterschiff Kikau
Schiffsdaten
Flagge	Tuvalu
Schiffstyp	Patrouillenboot
Klasse	Pacific-Forum-Klasse
Indienststellung	1994
Schiffsmaße und Besatzung
Länge	31 m (Lüa)
Verdrängung	162 t
Maschinenanlage
Maschine	Dieselmotor

Die Te Mataili (801) war ein Patrouillenboot des Pacific Islands Forum, welches von Australien an Tuvalu zur Verfügung gestellt wurde. Es wurde von der Tuvalu Police Force betrieben.^[1] Die ausschließliche Wirtschaftszone von Tuvalu umfasst 900.000 km² und lange Zeit war die Te Mataili das einzige Patrouillenboot mit großer Reichweite, bis zur Außerdienststellung und Ersetzung durch die größere und modernere Te Mataili II.^[2]^[3]

Hintergrund

Als das Seerechtsübereinkommen der Vereinten Nationen geschlossen wurde, welches die ausschließliche Wirtschaftszone auf 200 sm (370,4 km) erweiterte, bot Australien an, den zwölf kleineren Staaten des Pacific Islands Forum kleinere Patrouillenboote zur Verfügung zu stellen.

Merkmale

Das Boot ist 31 m lang. Der australische Schiffsbauer Austal griff beim Bau auf standardisierte Ausrüstung zurück, damit das Boot auch in kleinen, abgelegenen Werften leicht instand zu halten ist.

Geschichte

Die International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs, eine internationale Menschenrechtsorganisation, stellte in Frage, wie die Regierung nach dem Erlass des Public Order Act 2011 die Te Mataili eingesetzt hat. Im Zuge dieses Gesetzes wurden öffentliche Versammlungen für vierzehn Tage verboten.^[4] Das Boot befand in dieser Zeit in der Nähe der Residenzen des Generalgouverneurs und des Premierministers. Es gab Befürchtungen, dass das Boot zu Einschüchterungszwecken eingesetzt werden könnte.

Im Oktober 2011 musste die Regierung vom Tuvalu einen Notstand ausrufen, als die Trinkwasserreserven aufgrund einer Dürre einen gefährlich niedrigen Stand erreicht hatten.^[5] Die Te Mataili transportierte daraufhin eine Meerwasserentsalzungsanlage des Roten Kreuzes nach Nukulaelae.

Am 3. März 2017 rettete die Te Mataili zwei Fischer vor Fuafatu.^[6]

Am 5. Juli 2018 eskortierte das Schiff die Nivaga III, welche die Regierungschefs der polynesischen Staaten nach Amatuka brachte.^[7] Am 22. November 2018 überführte es den Leichnam des ehemaligen Premierministers Apisai Ielemia von der Hauptstadt zu seiner Heimatinsel Vaitupu.^[8]

Am 26. November 2018 wurde ihr Nachfolgeschiff Te Mataili II zu Wasser gelassen und am 5. April 2019 in Dienst gestellt.^[2]^[3]^[9] Alle Schiffe des Pacific Island Forum werden nach Australien zum Recycling zurückgeführt, wenn sie ersetzt werden.

Fußnoten

↑ HMTSS Te Mataili. Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission [1] 2018-11-30.
↑ ^a ^b Christopher Pyne: Guardian Class Patrol Boat gifted to Tuvalu. Australian Ministry of Defence 2019-04-07. [2] 2019-04-07: „Te Mataili II was received by the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, the Right Hon Enele Sosene Sopoaga at a handover ceremony attended by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade, Tourism, Environment and Labour, the Hon Taukelina Finikaso, the Minister for Natural Resources, the Hon Dr Puakena Boreham, and the Commissioner of the Tuvalu Police Service, Commissioner Luka Falefou.“
↑ ^a ^b Australia hands over Guardian-class patrol boat to Tuvalu. In: Naval Today 2019-04-06. [3] 2019-04-07. „The 39.5 meter steel hulled patrol boat was built by Australian shipbuilder Austal under an AUD 335 million program that will see 21 boats gifted to 12 Pacific Island countries and Timor-Leste.“
↑ Update 2011 - Tuvalu. IWGIA 2012. [4] 2018-10-26. „That same day (January 12), the armed Coast Guard vessel Te Mataili was deployed off shore in the Funafuti lagoon close to the residences of the Governor General and the Prime Minister of Tuvalu. It is not known why the vessel was moved in. However, the involvement of this vessel and the fact that some of the personnel may have been armed – an unprecedented event in Tuvalu’s peaceful history - was a source of grave fear and concern for Tuvalu’s population. 2 The government later denied deploying armed personnel when questioned on the matter by the opposition in parliament.“
↑ Australia responds to Tuvalu water crisis.Relief Web 2011-10-07. [5] 2018-10-26. „The Australian-provided Tuvalu patrol boat, Te Mataili, has also delivered a portable desalination plant, provided by the International Federation of Red Cross, to the island of Nukulaelae.“
↑ Matelina Stuart: Fishermen Adrift for 15 hours and the Convenience of Grab Bags. Tuvalu fisheries 2017-03-03. [6] 2017-03-03.
↑ Afasene Iosefa: PLG LEADERS RETREATING TO AMATUKU. KMT News 2018-07-05. [7] 2018-10-26. „There was a very tight security down at the main wharf from the Police Force when the leaders boarded the vessel on their way to Amatuku and even onboard. The patrol boat ‘Te Mataili followed all the way to Amatuku after the Nivaga III.“
↑ Former Tuvalu prime minister laid to rest. Radio New Zealand 2018-11-22. [8] 2019-01-15. „His body was transported to Vaitupu by Tuvalu's patrol boat, Te Mataili, on Tuesday night.“
↑ AUSTAL DELIVERS FIRST GUARDIAN CLASS PATROL BOAT. Austal 2018-11-30. „The program is now in a full rate of production, with the second vessel, which is destined for Tuvalu, successfully launched on Monday with an additional three vessels in various stages of construction. Austal are already looking at export opportunities for the GCPB, Mr Singleton said.“

[WcpfcMataili-1] HMTSS Te Mataili. Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission [1] 2018-11-30.

[defence2019-04-07-2] Christopher Pyne: Guardian Class Patrol Boat gifted to Tuvalu. Australian Ministry of Defence 2019-04-07. [2] 2019-04-07: „Te Mataili II was received by the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, the Right Hon Enele Sosene Sopoaga at a handover ceremony attended by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade, Tourism, Environment and Labour, the Hon Taukelina Finikaso, the Minister for Natural Resources, the Hon Dr Puakena Boreham, and the Commissioner of the Tuvalu Police Service, Commissioner Luka Falefou.“

[NavalToday2019-04-06-3] Australia hands over Guardian-class patrol boat to Tuvalu. In: Naval Today 2019-04-06. [3] 2019-04-07. „The 39.5 meter steel hulled patrol boat was built by Australian shipbuilder Austal under an AUD 335 million program that will see 21 boats gifted to 12 Pacific Island countries and Timor-Leste.“

[Iwgia2012-4] Update 2011 - Tuvalu. IWGIA 2012. [4] 2018-10-26. „That same day (January 12), the armed Coast Guard vessel Te Mataili was deployed off shore in the Funafuti lagoon close to the residences of the Governor General and the Prime Minister of Tuvalu. It is not known why the vessel was moved in. However, the involvement of this vessel and the fact that some of the personnel may have been armed – an unprecedented event in Tuvalu’s peaceful history - was a source of grave fear and concern for Tuvalu’s population. 2 The government later denied deploying armed personnel when questioned on the matter by the opposition in parliament.“

[reliefweb2011-10-07-5] Australia responds to Tuvalu water crisis.Relief Web 2011-10-07. [5] 2018-10-26. „The Australian-provided Tuvalu patrol boat, Te Mataili, has also delivered a portable desalination plant, provided by the International Federation of Red Cross, to the island of Nukulaelae.“

[tuvalufisheries2017-03-03-6] Matelina Stuart: Fishermen Adrift for 15 hours and the Convenience of Grab Bags. Tuvalu fisheries 2017-03-03. [6] 2017-03-03.

[Kmt2018-07-05-7] Afasene Iosefa: PLG LEADERS RETREATING TO AMATUKU. KMT News 2018-07-05. [7] 2018-10-26. „There was a very tight security down at the main wharf from the Police Force when the leaders boarded the vessel on their way to Amatuku and even onboard. The patrol boat ‘Te Mataili followed all the way to Amatuku after the Nivaga III.“

[radionz2018-11-22-8] Former Tuvalu prime minister laid to rest. Radio New Zealand 2018-11-22. [8] 2019-01-15. „His body was transported to Vaitupu by Tuvalu's patrol boat, Te Mataili, on Tuesday night.“

[AustelTedDiro2018-11-30-9] AUSTAL DELIVERS FIRST GUARDIAN CLASS PATROL BOAT. Austal 2018-11-30. „The program is now in a full rate of production, with the second vessel, which is destined for Tuvalu, successfully launched on Monday with an additional three vessels in various stages of construction. Austal are already looking at export opportunities for the GCPB, Mr Singleton said.“

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